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Arte Laguna Prize is an international art and design competition which takes place in Venice (Italy) since 2006 and it is aimed at promoting and enhancing contemporary art. There are different contest sections: painting, sculpture and installation, photographic art, video art, performance, virtual art, digital graphics, land art, urban art and design. [1] The competition is based in Venice, open to all, with free theme and no age restrictions. Its goal is to promote the artists and their careers through an array of opportunities.
The competition was organized for the first time in 2006 by Italian Cultural association MoCA (Modern Contemporary Art) from an idea of the Arte Laguna studio. The jury is international and is composed of museums and foundations directors, independent curators and art critics. Every year, the finalists of the various sections show their works at the Arsenale of Venice and in the exhibition spaces of the TIM Future Centre, also in Venice.
During its long years of activity, Arte Laguna Prize has proven to be attentive to the most current instances in the art world and beyond. The same categories of works that can nowadays be proposed have evolved over time, following the most contemporary trends and always including new forms of expression. The award is currently open to the following artistic categories: Painting, Sculpture and Installation, Photographic Art, Video Art and Short Films, Performance, Digital Art, Digital Graphics and Cartoons, Land Art, Urban Art and Street Art, Art Design.
For the 2010 edition, the Arte Laguna Prize was awarded with the medal of the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano as his "prize of representation". [2]
The competition provides a number of institutional prizes for the various sections:
Special prizes include the realization of solo exhibitions in international galleries ("Artist in Gallery" Prizes), Art residencies for different periods in international locations, with the realization of on-site exhibitions and specific artworks ("Artist in Residence" Prizes). Over the various editions, other non-recurring special prizes were also awarded.
The "Business for art" Prizes are dedicated to artistic projects related to production of industrial or craft items. These prizes include the collaboration of artists with prestigious Made in Italy companies, and the implementation of product-specific projects.
Concerning the attention given to current issues of general interest, worthy of mention are those Special Prizes related to environmental matters such as the ‘Art and Sustainability’ prize, dedicated to works, products or artistic projects that emphasise RRR (Reuse, Reduce, Recycle) strategies and their positive impact on nature and the lives of citizens, and the BigCi environmental residency that takes place in Australia in Wollemi National Park.
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